Drp1-dependent mitochondrial fission in cardiovascular disease

J Jin, X Wei, X Zhi, X Wang, D Meng - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles undergoing cycles of fusion and fission to
modulate their morphology, distribution, and function, which are referred as 'mitochondrial …

The cancer theory of pulmonary arterial hypertension

O Boucherat, G Vitry, I Trinh, R Paulin… - Pulmonary …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a mysterious killer that, like cancer, is
characterized by tremendous complexity. PAH development occurs under sustained and …

Inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase improves pulmonary arterial hypertension in genetically susceptible patients

ED Michelakis, V Gurtu, L Webster, G Barnes… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive vascular disease with a high
mortality rate. It is characterized by an occlusive vascular remodeling due to a pro …

Identification of microRNA-124 as a major regulator of enhanced endothelial cell glycolysis in pulmonary arterial hypertension via PTBP1 (polypyrimidine tract binding …

P Caruso, BJ Dunmore, K Schlosser, S Schoors… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by abnormal growth
and enhanced glycolysis of pulmonary artery endothelial cells. However, the mechanisms …

Metabolic and proliferative state of vascular adventitial fibroblasts in pulmonary hypertension is regulated through a microRNA-124/PTBP1 (polypyrimidine tract …

H Zhang, D Wang, M Li, L Plecitá-Hlavatá… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: An emerging metabolic theory of pulmonary hypertension (PH) suggests that
cellular and mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction underlies the pathology of this disease. We …

Epigenetic metabolic reprogramming of right ventricular fibroblasts in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-dependent shift in …

L Tian, D Wu, A Dasgupta, KH Chen… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Right ventricular (RV) fibrosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension contributes to
RV failure. While RV fibrosis reflects changes in the function of resident RV fibroblasts …

Fibroblast memory in development, homeostasis and disease

T Kirk, A Ahmed, E Rognoni - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fibroblasts are the major cell population in the connective tissue of most organs, where they
are essential for their structural integrity. They are best known for their role in remodelling …

Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins: subtle regulators of cellular redox signaling

P Ježek, B Holendová, KD Garlid… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Mitochondria are the energetic, metabolic, redox, and information signaling
centers of the cell. Substrate pressure, mitochondrial network dynamics, and cristae …

Cellular metabolism in lung health and disease

G Liu, R Summer - Annual review of physiology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The lung is often overlooked as a metabolically active organ, yet biochemical studies have
long demonstrated that glucose utilization surpasses that of many other organs, including …

Chronic inflammation within the vascular wall in pulmonary arterial hypertension: more than a spectator

A Huertas, L Tu, M Humbert… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This review seeks to provide an update of preclinical findings and available clinical data on
the chronic persistent inflammation and its direct role on the pulmonary arterial hypertension …